The car that was driven by two San Jose men when they were shot, sits behind crime tape. (AIO FILMZ)

MORGAN HILL — Two San Jose men were shot inside a vehicle while driving in Morgan Hill Thursday night, authorities said.

Morgan Hill police were called to Cochrane Road and Mission View Drive at about 8 p.m. for reports of gunfire, said Sgt. Bill Norman.

When they arrived a few minutes later, officers found shell casings on the ground — but no victims or suspects. As they talked to witnesses, officers got word from the San Jose police that they had pulled over a car near Bernal Road and Via del Oro, about 10 miles north.

Inside the car, officers had found a 22-year-old man and 19-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds to the upper torso. Both were transported to the hospital; one victim’s injuries were life-threatening, Norman said.

Witnesses told Morgan Hill police that the men had been shot by at least one person in a dark-colored sedan that quickly took off.

It’s not yet clear whether the victims and suspect knew each other, Norman said, and there is no purported motive yet.

Fiona Kelliher is a breaking news reporter at The Mercury News. She previously covered housing and real estate for the San Francisco Business Times. Originally from Minneapolis, she is a fan of almost any food that is fried and eaten on a stick.